Indira Gandhi - Tryst with power

Indira Gandhi Tryst with power A nuanced and critical biography of Indira Gandhi by a member of the Nehru familyHow did Indira Gandhi reach the pinnacle of Indian politics Did India move away from freedom under her leadership What

Title: Indira Gandhi - Tryst with power

Author: Nayantara Sahgal

ISBN: 9780143067351

Page: 130

Format: Paperback

A nuanced and critical biography of Indira Gandhi by a member of the Nehru familyHow did Indira Gandhi reach the pinnacle of Indian politics Did India move away from freedom under her leadership What kind of woman was she Indira Gandhi made unorthodox use of power and possessed a highly individual style of functioning In this book, Nayantara Sahgal persuasively argues tA nuanced and critical biography of Indira Gandhi by a member of the Nehru familyHow did Indira Gandhi reach the pinnacle of Indian politics Did India move away from freedom under her leadership What kind of woman was she Indira Gandhi made unorthodox use of power and possessed a highly individual style of functioning In this book, Nayantara Sahgal persuasively argues that authoritarianism was the inevitable outcome of Indiras personality and temperament Her leadership marked a drastic break with the democratic tradition of her family and Indian politics During her regime, the political landscape of India underwent profound changes The Emergency of 1975 77 was used to promote her son Sanjay as her ultimate successor The entry of her elder son, Rajiv, into politics after Sanjays death, and his immediate political prominence showcased Indiras essential belief in her familys right to rule.Nayantara Sahgals personal knowledge of her cousin, in combination with her unparalleled access to letters exchanged within the Nehru family, makes for a striking and insightful analysis of Indiras tryst with political power and an unusually penetrating psychological and political portrait from an intimate family viewpoint.

Indira Gandhi Husband, Family Life Biography Indira Gandhi was India s third prime minister, serving from until , when her life ended in assassination She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India s first prime minister. Indira Gandhi Biography Facts Britannica Indira Gandhi , in full Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi, ne Nehru, born November , , Allahabad, India died October , , New Delhi , politician who served as prime minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term from until she was assassinated in . Indira Gandhi HISTORY Oct , Indira Gandhi Early Life and Family Born on November , , in Allahabad, India, Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was the sole child of Kamala and Jawaharlal Nehru As Indira Gandhi th Prime Minister of India On This Day Why Famous Gandhi was a central figure of the Indian National Congress party and became the th Prime Minister of India She served as Prime Minister from to and then again from until her assassination in This makes her the second longest serving Prime Minister of India and the Indira Gandhi Distinguished Women Indira Gandhi Gandhi, Indira Priyadarshini, ne Nehru , prime minister of India , whose controversial political career ended with her assassination by Sikh conspirators Gandhi was born on November , , in Allahabad, the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, later the first prime minister of India. Indira Gandhi Biography Childhood, Facts, Life History Indira Gandhi was an Indian politician and the only female Prime Minister of the country Born in the famous Nehru family, she was perhaps destined for an illustrious political career. Indira GandhiIndira Gandhi was born on November , in Allahabad, India as Indira Priyadarshini Nehru She is known for her work on Commando , Jumbish A Movement The Movie and British Path News She was married to Feroze Gandhi. Indira Gandhi King s College Indira Nehru Gandhi was born on November , and would be the only child of Jawaharlal and Kamala Nehru Being influenced and inspired by her parents, Indira Gandhi rose to power in India and eventually became prime minister. Facts About Indira Gandhi Biography Indira Gandhi, the only daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, was sworn in as India s first female prime minister on January , She was assassinated by two of her bodyguards on October , .

About "Nayantara Sahgal"

Nayantara Sahgal

Nayantara Sahgal is an Indian writer in English Her fiction deals with India s elite responding to the crises engendered by political change She was one of the first female Indian writers in English to receive wide recognition She is a member of the Nehru family not the Nehru Gandhi family as she so often points out , the second of the three daughters born to Jawaharlal Nehru s sister, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.She was awarded the 1986 Sahitya Akademi Award for English, for her novel Rich Like Us 1985 awarded by India s National Academy of Letters.

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This book made me realize the extent of atrocities committed during emergency period. The author has meticulously researched the material and included letters , newspaper excerpts, interview quotes in her book to support her assessment of Indira Gandhi and her despotic rule. The book talks about the utter lawlessness and brute force that were a norm during her prime minister-ship. The practice of chamch-giri and dynasty we see in INC today is a contribution of hers. The book doesn't talk about t [...]

its a wonderful piece of work on Indira Gandhi's rule, it shows not only mind set of Indira but perhaps of entire political elite of south asia. her diction is scholarly and language immaculate a person like me with limitation in English readings its an good opportunity to enhance his own word powerere is a one issue which mars this otherwise immaculate body of work and that is a very clear personal bias of author against her subject, this bias is unfortunately is based on a class complex that e [...]

'Indira Gandhi - Tryst with Power' makes no shattering revelations. Instead, the author goes about trying to unravel the mind of one the most remarkable Indian politicians. Gandhi, was and is, a deeply polarising personality. She's always had legions of fans as well as detractors. Sahgal, being a part of the extended Nehru family, got a ringside view of Indira's rise from the shadows of her illustrious father to the pinnacle of Indian polity and her subsequent fall from grace. The book is a scat [...]

Not the kind of biography I expected. From a factual perspective, this book has nothing great to offer, instead it attempts to go inside Indira Gandhi's mind and tries to find the rationale behind some of her dangerous decisions.

A largely critical account of Indira's tenure at the helm by her own disillusioned family member. No wonder this book was banned by the Indira government in 1982 owing to the book's allegiance to truth rather than the personality of Indira Gandhi.This new publication could have had more a detailed afterword summing up the legacy of Indira in the 21st century.The chapter "Completing the picture" is inadequate. Except for that minor quibble,this book is an important one with great turn of phrase. [...]